How Chefs' Warehouse makes money

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FY2025

How does Chefs' Warehouse make money? This Sankey traces every dollar of revenue through the income statement — into cost of revenue, R&D, SG&A, and taxes — and shows what's left as profit. Pick any fiscal year, recent quarter, or the trailing twelve months. Straight from SEC filings.

The Chefs' Warehouse Inc. · FY2025 · year ended 2025-12-26

Revenue$4.1BGross profit$1.0B · 24%Cost of revenue$3.1B · 76%Operating income$145M · 3%Operating expenses$859M · 21%SG&A$850M · 20%Pre-tax income$104M · 2%Other expense$42M · 1%Net income$72M · 2%Income tax$31M · 1%Center Of The Plate Product$1.6B · 39%Dry Goods Product$657M · 16%Pastry Product$562M · 14%Produce$517M · 12%Dairy & Eggs Product$297M · 7%Cheese & Charcuterie Product$293M · 7%Oils & Vinegar Product$136M · 3%Kitchen Supplies Product$80M · 2%

Each fiscal year from SEC filings. Percentages are share of revenue, so the green profit nodes read directly as gross / operating / net margin. Line items a company doesn't break out are derived from their siblings so the flows balance; small residuals show as “Other.” For informational purposes only.